BCC 472/2005
Type
Case
Court
Bahrain Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Taxonomy
General Landlord & Tenant, Rent & Service Charges, Leases & Tenancy Agreements, Areas & Authorities, General Constitutional Law
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
24 Apr 2006
Catchwords
Landlord – Tenant – Rent – Tenancy Agreement – Council Charges – Constitutional law
This case involved a claim for unpaid rent after an agreement that the rent would be paid by instalments was not honoured. It was incorrect to argue council charges should not be included as they were unconstitutional as they had only been ruled as such after the tenancy agreement was signed.
Background
A landlord filed a case against a tenant before the court requesting the tenant pay her 48319. 267 Dinars and vacate a rented property. The landlord said that the tenant had rented land from them to uses it as a garage for ten years and the tenancy agreement was renewed for an additional five years. The landlord said that the tenant had failed to pay the rent and that the two parties agreed that the tenant could pay in instalments. The landlord said that the tenant paid 17 instalments and failed to pay the rest.
The court ruled that the tenant should pay the landlord the amount.
The tenant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
Decision